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Because that's how we differentiate science from theology.

• mynameisvlad 4y ago
  Hard disagree here. There's a lot of differences between science and theology. There is nothing divine or holy about potential past civilizations.
  • jpollock 4y ago
    Divine/Holy are how powerful people prevent others from questioning things. I didn't mention Divine or Holy, just theology. The core difference between Science and Theology is how they deal with statements of "truth" without evidence. Theology starts with "it's true because I said so" Science starts with "it's true because I can demonstrate it" That humans were complex in the past is a good hypothesis. It needs evidence before it can be accepted as fact, or even necessarily expect respect from others. The lack of recent skull changes would seem to be a good start. If someone believes the hypothesis to be true, they will go explore and find evidence to back their claims. If there was a complex society in the English Channel, it's likely well preserved, just waiting to be found!
    • QuarterReptile 4y ago
      >Theology starts with "it's true because I said so" To believe this is to cut yourself off from an unfathomably rich collection of human knowledge, and it is sad to see someone committed to it.
      • jpollock 4y ago
        Except, that's what it literally is. God speaks to someone. That someone says "It's true because God told me so." I have read religious works, I'm not cut off from them. It's impossible to be cut off from theology in the USA. However, they all start with "it is true because I (the author) say so".